Pannalal Girdharlal Dayanand Anglo-Vedic (P.G.D.A.V.) College, founded in 1957 by the DAV College Managing Committee, is a co-educational, NAAC-accredited institution. It draws its traditions of excellence and learning from two eminent institutions of higher education in India, the University of Delhi and the DAV Education Trust, the world's largest NGO in the field of education, with a university and over 900 schools and colleges not just within the country but also in different parts of the world.